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James was born on 4 August 1780, the son of James Hall and Mary Cowper, at Monkwearmouth Shore, County Durham.
James commenced shipbuilding at Monkwearmouth in 1801.
In 1816 the Laing brothers left the Bridge yard to go to Southwick, and James took over the Bridge yard.
By 1827, his son, George Wilkin, who had joined the firm, took over the business, and by 1836, the firm became the Hall Brother's as George's younger brother William Joseph joined the firm. Both George Wilkin and William Joseph married daughters of Samuel Moore, who was a shipowner, and also into the | pottery business. Samuel Moore also had a son, William, whose son, John Storey Moore led the shipbuilding business in it's final period of operation. Among the many fine ships turned out on the west side of the bridge were the Daphne (1854), of 800 tons, and the Jane Temperley (1856), of 998 tons. The facilities of the Halls included a wet dock, a floating dock and a three crane wharf. In addition to building, the Halls did a great volume of repair work The Halls were in the shipbuilding industry for 60 years, although they were not building continuously. |
| George Wilkin | Born 20 Sep 1806 | Monkwearmouth | Married Elizabeth Moore | ||
| James Cooper | Born 9 May 1808 | Monkwearmouth | |||
| William Joseph | Born 22 Sep 1810 | Monkwearmouth | Married Sarah Moore | ||
| Mary Ann | Born abt 1813 | Monkwearmouth | |||
| Thomas Smith | Born 10 Jan 1816 | Monkwearmouth | |||
| Jane Elizabeth | Born 8 Nov 1818 | Monkwearmouth |
| James Hall |
b: 4 Aug 1780 St Peters, Monkwearmouth, County Durham son of James Hall and Mary Cowper |
| Dorothy Wilkin |
b: abt 1783 c: 3 Jun 1783 St Peters, Monkwearmouth, County Durham daughter of George Wilkin and Jane Yellowley |
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29 Dec 1805 James Hall Dorothy Wilkin | St Peter, Monkwearmouth, County Durham |
| George Wilkin Hall |
b: 20 Sep 1806 Monkwearmouth Shore, County Durham son of James Hall and Dorothy Wilkin |
| James Cooper Hall |
b: 9 May 1808 Monkwearmouth Shore, County Durham son of James Hall and Dorothy Wilkin |
| William Joseph Hall |
b: 22 Sep 1810 c: 14 Sep 1811 Monkwearmouth Shore, County Durham son of James Hall Shipbuilder, native of Shore, and Dorothy dau of George Wilkin Shipowner |
| Mary Ann Hall |
b: abt 1813 c: 17 Nov 1813 Monkwearmouth Shore, County Durham daughter of James Hall and Dorothy Wilkin |
| Thomas Smith Hall |
b: 10 Jan 1816 Monkwearmouth Shore, County Durham son of James Hall and Dorothy Wilkin |
| Jane Elizabeth Hall |
b: 8 Nov 1818 Monkwearmouth Shore, County Durham daughter of James Hall and Dorothy Wilkin |
| James Hall |
Died 12 Aug 1828, Age 48 Burial: 15 Jul 1828, Monkwearmouth |
| On the 12th inst., at Monkwearmouth, Mr. James Hall, Ship-builder, aged 48. |
| Dorothy (Wilkin) Hall |
Died 7 Jul 1829, Age 46 Burial: 13 Jul 1829, Monkwearmouth |
| On the 7th inst., at Monkwearmouth, Mrs. Hall, widow of Mr. James Hall, Ship-builder, aged 50. |